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New In Luxury Scents: Summer Days vs Summer Nights - Thou Shalt Not Covet...
Affiliate Links PR Sample I’ve been very lucky to be able to try out so many amazing new scents over the first half of this year, so I thought I would put together some of my favourites to share with you – this time I’m sharing my top 5 picks for summer days, and 5 for summer nights – enjoy! Starting with my favourites options for hot Summer Days – I had to include latest launch from Marc Antoine Barrois. Marc Antoine Barrois Tilia is a wonderfully floral, summery scent. It’s striking and unique, opening with beautiful yellow floral notes. Linden is at the forefront of the scent, with a touch of clean aldehydes, supported by intense jasmine and powdery heliotrope. This is a fragrance that radiates beautifully, making me think of joy-filled springtime days in the countryside. Tilia is the perfect scent to try if you love intense yellow honeyed floral scents. Notes: Linden, Broom, Jasmine, Vetiver, Heliotrope, Woody Accord, Georgywood, Ambroxan Les Soeurs De Noe Red Berries Elixir Les Soeurs De Noe Red Berries Elixir is the most gorgeous sweet berry scent that should absolutely be on your radar this summer. Following the theme of enticing, juicy red fruits, Red Berries Elixir opens with beautifully juicy red berries, including notes of raspberry, strawberry and red currant. This is straight away a scent that’s gorgeously edible with the ripest fruits ready for picking. The floral heart soon becomes apparent, leading to a sweet and creamy base. This fragrance is intensely fruity throughout its longevity, it’s like the juiciest fruit cocktail you’ve ever had the pleasure of tasting – an absolute must try for fans of berry scents. Top Notes: Red Berries, Red Currant, Wild Raspberry, Black Pepper, Orange Heart Notes: Pink Rose Absolute, Jasmine Absolute, Gardenia Base Notes: Oakwood Extract, Cedarwood, Whipped Sugar Roja Isola Sol Isola Sol is the latest launch from the luxury house of Roja. This is a warming summer scent ’embracing that magical moment the sun is at its highest in the sky, turning the scenery into a watercolour of orange and blues’. Opening with bright citrus notes, Isola Sol is instantly joyful and uplifting. Quickly the floral heart comes through, including heady notes of jasmine, ylang yang and neroli. The scent now feels intensely floral yet still summery and fresh. The dry down is sweet and warm, with ambroxan, musks, and a salty accord. Overall, this is a beautifully heady floral fragrance, full to the brim with intense yellow and white flowers. Top Notes: Bergamot, Mandarin, Lemon, Petitgrain, Apricot, Peach Heart Notes: Jasmine Sambac, Ylang Ylang, Neroli, Coconut Base Notes: Pink Pepper, Cedar Wood, Sandal Wood, Amyris Wood, Salty Accord, Ambroxan, Musks Celine Zouzou Celine’s latest fragrance, Zouzou has been making waves since its launch last month. Inspired by an affectionate name used for young women with short hair, Zouzou is the prettiest vanilla scent, that I just can’t get enough of. As soon as you spray this fragrance, you’re surrounded in a cloud of pink candied powder, with notes of vanilline, benzoin, tonka bean and musk. The scent feels delicate yet still substantial with an ethereal powdery makeup essence, blended with beautiful caramelised vanilla. Zouzou feels very French, very chic and elegant: it’s the perfect luxurious every-day vanilla fragrance. Notes: Benzoin, Tonka Bean, Patchouli, Labdanum, Vanilline, Musk. Loumari Porthole And finally for Summer Days I have Loumari Porthole. This is a brand that should be on your radar, and Porthole is easily the gem of the their collection. This fragrance offers the perfect blend of sweet fresh fruits, with a warm sea breeze. Porthole is a beautifully uplifting, bright and sunny scent, opening with notes of bergamot and juicy pineapple, it instantly feels like a fresh and invigorating ocean breeze, with a wonderful fruity aspect. There’s also passion fruit, white flowers and a touch of salt in the mix. The result is a truly gorgeous and luxurious unisex fragrance, that’s perfect for beach days this summer. Top Notes: Pineapple, Bergamot Essence, Iodine / Salt Heart Notes: Passion Fruit, Ginger, White Flower Essence Base Notes: Caramel, White Musk, Modern Woods Thameen Not Telling Moving on Summer Nights now. These scents are deeper, heavier and definitely more suited for evening wear. The first one on my list is Thameen Not Telling. Not Telling is Thameen’s latest Harrods exclusive, inspired by the glamour and opulence of the 1980’s. This scent was an instant love for me, opening with fruity notes of mandarin, peach and coconut, straight away the fragrance feels intense and luxurious. The heart features heady florals including tuberose and ylang ylang, adding to the wonderfully opulent feeling, and finally the dry down leaves you with a beautifully rich, warm and smooth trail. This is a fragrance that’s complex and alluring, making you think of the most luxurious summer holiday evenings. This is truly a treat in a bottle! Top Notes: Mandarin, Coconut Water, Peachy Accord Heart Notes: Tuberose, Vintage Lily, Ylang Ylang Base Notes: Sandalwood, Vanilla, Tonka Bean, Ambergris Accord Givenchy Fantasque Givenchy Fantasque is another beautiful evening scent. The latest launch in Givenchy’s La Collection Particulière line really is the most stunning, extravagant and luxurious scent that wowed me as soon as I first tried it. The fragrance opens with cardamom and incense, giving a wonderful contrast of smooth and spicy notes. The heart features damask rose and myrrh, and sweet vanilla absolute, Peruvian balms and soft oud are found in the base. The result is the most voluptuous, lavish, complex oud scent. Fantasque is alluring, sensual, and seductive. This is truly a work of art. Top Notes: Guatemala Cardamom Essence, Somalian Incense Essence Heart Notes: Bulgarian Damask Rose Essence, Somalian Myrrh Absolute Base Notes: Madagascar Bourbon Vanilla Absolute, Malaysian Oud Essence, Peruvian Balms HFC Paris I Wanna Be Loved By You HFC Paris I Wanna Be Loved By You is a scent that you might not have heard of, but definitely shouldn’t be overlooked. I would describe this fragrance as the […]
Jo Malone X Paddington Orange Marmalade Cologne - Thou Shalt Not Covet...
Affiliate Links PR Sample Jo Malone’s latest collaboration is with the one and only Paddington bear. This very British duo teams together to celebrate one of Paddington’s favourite treats – marmalade of course! ‘Marmalade is quintessentially British. After all, what is a traditional breakfast without a good marmalade? What a great inspiration for a scent, to have the bitterness of the orange rind blended with the sweetness of the marmalade.’ – Céline Roux, Global Head Of Fragrance at Jo Malone London. Orange Marmalade opens with a zingy top note of orange peel. The opening is instantly bright and joyful, and you can tell this is very much an orange based citrus scent, however it’s not as ‘marmalade-y’ as I would have expected – it’s not really sugary-sweet like real life marmalade. This is more of a fresh and invigorating take on orange, mildly sweet, very unisex, and lightly woody in the base. Though not quite what I anticipated, I do really like this scent, it’s easy to wear, light and refreshing, and perfect for enjoying in warmer weather. Top Note: Orange Peel – Bitter-fresh and zesty, it brings the textural bite of the rind in marmalade and acts as a booster to natural orange. Heart Note: Orange Biogarade – Sparkling and fresh, it suffuses the fragrance with a zesty brightness while enhancing the orange peel texture. Base Note: Cashmere Wood – A voluptuously warm, delicately woody note, created to bring subtle sensuality to the base. Orange Marmalade Cologne is available now for £58/30ml and £124/100ml at Jo Malone. Comments comments